Associations to the word «Homomorphism»

Wiktionary

HOMOMORPHISM, noun. (algebra) A structure-preserving map between two algebraic structures, such as groups, rings, or vector spaces.
HOMOMORPHISM, noun. (biology) A similar appearance of two unrelated organisms or structures

Dictionary definition

HOMOMORPHISM, noun. Similarity of form.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats